Entertainment

Los Angeles City Council acts to spare Marilyn Monroe house from demolition

The Los Angeles City Council voted on Friday to launch a process to designate actress Marilyn Monroe’s former home, where she died of a drug overdose in 1962, a historic and cultural monument, blocking plans to demolish the property.

September 13, 2023 11:11 am
 

Tennis

Halep to appeal four-year ban for anti-doping rule violations

Romania’s former world number one Simona Halep said that she would appeal to sport’s highest court against the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) decision to ban her for four years after two separate anti-doping rule violations.

September 13, 2023 10:53 am
 

Basketball

Kevin Porter Jr. arrested on domestic violence charges

The girlfriend of Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. suffered a fractured neck vertebra and a cut above her right eye when she was assaulted in a hotel room, New York City prosecutors said at Porter’s arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court.

September 13, 2023 10:53 am
 

World

Libya floods wipe out quarter of city, thousands dead

Thousands of people were killed and at least 10,000 were missing in Libya in floods caused by a huge Mediterranean storm that burst dams, swept away buildings and wiped out as much as a quarter of the eastern coastal city of Derna.

September 13, 2023 10:37 am
 

News

Informal settlement to benefit from recycling solution

Around 300 residents of Bykeitou Settlement, in Nadera Nasinu will now have the opportunity to participate in sustainable waste management practices, ensuring a cleaner and greener environment for future generations.

September 13, 2023 10:22 am
 

Entertainment

'Dicks: The Musical' brings laughs to Toronto film festival

During a Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) expected to lack star power, Bowen Yang brought excitement to the burgeoning crowd at the “Dicks: The Musical” world premiere.

September 13, 2023 10:07 am
 

RWC 2023

Positive mindset says Mata

More than 23 Fijians will be in action when our side takes on the Wallabies in their second Rugby World Cup pool match in Saint Etienne, France on Monday.

September 13, 2023 9:53 am
 

World

US CDC recommends broad use of updated COVID-19 vaccines

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director on Tuesday signed off on broad use of updated COVID-19 vaccines approved by the government – covering ages 6 months and up – as the country prepares to start a vaccination campaign within days.

September 13, 2023 9:36 am
 

Entertainment

Jazz quintet Ezra Collective wins Mercury Prize

Ezra Collective on Thursday won the Mercury Prize for “Where I’m Meant to Be”, the first jazz album to ever take home the British music award.

September 13, 2023 9:05 am
 

Entertainment

Nickelback reclaims the narrative at documentary TIFF premiere

Rockband Nickelback heard you through the years of condemnation.

September 13, 2023 8:35 am
 

Football

Messi-less Argentina cruise to 3-0 win over Bolivia

Argentina rested captain Lionel Messi but they still made light work of Bolivia as they won 3-0 to claim their second victory of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

September 13, 2023 8:31 am
 

World

India's Kerala state reports two deaths from Nipah virus

India has recorded two deaths from the rare Nipah virus in the state of Kerala, an official from the National Institute of Virology said.

September 13, 2023 8:15 am

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